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After the articles on Optimal Speed and Strength Profiling were published, we have received a lot of questions regarding MVT or Minimum Velocity Threshold. For those who missed it, MVT is also known as the 1RM speed or velocity at 1RM. While the optimal Speed corresponds to a target speed for best Power output, MVT is […]

“How much can you lift?” “How much can you bench?”; “Who’s the strongest in the gym?”; “This guy is really big, he has to be strong for sure!”…. These are just a few of the most quoted sentences that any gym goer hears a thousand times. If you have some knowledge in strength and conditioning, […]

In part 1 of Creating the Strength Profile series we explained a tweak in the warm up strategy that allows lifters to immediately gather feedback on their training readiness, understand their conditions for the day, and eventually adjust the following workout seamlessly. Two important takeaways from the article that we are going to use now […]

“Don’t train minimally, don’t train maximally, train OPTIMALLY!” Mell Siff Optimal Training is a path on a thin slack line connecting two states: where we are, our status right now and where we wish to be, or the status we want to reach. Just like funambulism, it is a very unstable and constantly vibrating path : no comfort is allowed, […]

One Rep Max is the ultimate measure of Strength. It simply represents your max, your PR or absolute Strength. Think about this: every athletes’ dream is to make the final play to win the championship, jump over your opponent and slam in his face while he’s trying to block, put the fingers on the ball […]